GardenABCs
School & Community Garden Grants
To help you get funding for your garden project, we're keeping track of every youth and community garden grant we come across. Also check out these resources:- Fundraising - Combine literacy education with raising money for your garden
- Educator Awards & Recognition
- Student Contests & Scholarships
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Just like a garden, our community is GROWING! Learn how to become an official partner, advertiser, and more! Contact us.
Grant Application Advice: Native Plant Gardens for Schools and Urban Areas
Betsey Landis © 2009. Landis shares how to avoid basic pitfalls of the grant application process, especially grants with very specialized requirements for funding. Great advice for any garden project seeking funding.
2010 Great American Gardeners Award
The American Horticultural recognizes individuals and institutions that have made significant contributions to American horticulture.
2010 Youth Garden Grant
National Gardening Association and Home Depot
AeroGrow Growing Kids Awards
Providing 300 educators nationwide with an AeroGarden, a useful, hands-on tool to enrich and enhance the study of nutrition and life science in the classroom.
American Academy of Dermatology's Shade Structure Program - Due Apr 12
Grants in the amount of $8,000 each will be awarded to nonprofits or public schools to purchase permanent structures that provide shade and ultraviolet (UV) ray protection for outdoor areas. The AAD also provides a permanent sign to be displayed near the shade structure that promotes the importance of sun safety. The AAD receives support for this program from Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products Company.
American Honda Foundation- Due May 1, Aug 1, Nov 1
Supporting youth education with a specific focus on the STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) subjects in addition to the environment. Grants in the amount of $8,000 each will be awarded to nonprofits or public schools to purchase permanent structures that provide shade and ultraviolet (UV) ray protection for outdoor areas. The AAD also provides a permanent sign to be displayed near the shade structure that promotes the importance of sun safety. The AAD receives support for this program from Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products Company.Supporting youth education with a specific focus on the STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) subjects in addition to the environment.
America the Beautiful Free Seeds
Annie's Grants for Gardens - Open
Small grants that connect children directly to gardening
Barbara's Bakery and Organic Gardening: Organic Learning Garden Grant
Bayer Advanced "Grow Together with Roses" School Garden Award
Build A Bear Workshop Bear Hugs Foundation
Supporting children in the areas of health and wellness such as childhood disease research foundations, child safety organizations, and organizations that serve children with special needs.
California Fertilizer Foundation School Garden Grant Program
Provides 24 grants for $1,200 each to schools throughout California
California School Garden Grant Program
Western Growers Association
Captain Planet Foundation
Center for Ecoliteracy
Classroom Earth 2010 National High School Challenge
Classroom Earth wants to help support teachers around the country who want to make environmental education part of their curriculum by providing grants up to $4,000. Classroom Earth is committed to helping teachers integrate environmental education into their curricula to inspire their students to help solve environmental problems. Teachers from all subject areas are encouraged apply.
Clorox Clean-Up Power A Bright Future Grant
Nominate a local non-profit kids program on Facebook for a chance a $10,000 grant.
Community Food Projects Competitive Grants Program (CFP)
USDA Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service (CSREES)
Cornell University Celebrate Urban Birds Mini-Grants
CVS Caremark Community Grants
The CVS Caremark Community Grants program awards funds to nonprofit organizations for programs targeting children with disabilities; programs focusing on health and rehabilitation services; and public schools promoting a greater level of inclusion in student activities and extracurricular programs, and initiatives that give greater access to physical movement and play. Qualifying organizations are eligible for grants of up to $5,000.
Disney Planet Challenge / Donor's Choose
Funding for 4th, 5th, and 6th grade hands-on projects to benefit the environment that request $650 or less in materials - Funding for first 100 programs submitted only.
DoSomething.org Increase Your Green School Competition
Earth Day Network Grant Program
For projects that green a school -- from bricks-and-mortar and schoolyard improvements to implementing environmental education, performing civic action and achieving policy reform.
Ecology/Environmental Science Teaching Awards
Entomological Society of America President's Prizes for Outstanding Achievement in Primary and Secondary Education
Recognizing educators using insects as educational tools
Environmental Excellence Awards
EPA Environmental Education Grants
Fruit Tree Planting Foundation
Fiskars Project Orange Thumb
Grants for gardens and/or gardening projects geared toward community involvement, neighborhood beautification, sustainable agriculture and/or horticultural education.
Gardenburger Community Garden Grants
Gardener's Supply Garden Crusader Awards - Due Jun 1
Winners (no age limit) in the areas of garden education, feeding the hungry, urban renewal and restoration receive cash and supplies.
General Mills' Champions for Healthy Kids
Fifty grants of $10,000 each to community-based groups that develop creative ways to help youth adopt a balanced diet and physically active lifestyle
Greencorps Chicago - City of Chicago
Green Spaces Alliance Community Garden Starter Grants
South Texas
GreenNet Mini-Grants - Chicago's Greening Network
Green Thumb Challenge 2010 - Through Aug 31
Between Feb. 1 and Aug. 31 2010, the Green Education Foundation is calling on schools and youth groups nationwide to plant 10,000 classroom and outdoor gardens - the largest youth gardening initiative in history! The Green Thumb Challenge aims to connect kids across the country with the joys and healthy benefits of gardening, providing participants with beginner-friendly resources to plant gardens of any size. Register to receive a $10 off a $50 purchase at Lowe's, and the opportunity to be awarded a $5,000 grant in recognition of your garden project.
Go Green for the Earth DVD Contest
TeachersCount invites teachers to tell them about the “green” ideas they bring into their classrooms to ensure that future generations will continue to enjoy all of nature’s splendor. The top three entries will each receive a copy of DisneyNature: EARTH on DVD, which demonstrates the beauty throughout the world’s ecosystems.
Goody's Good Deeds for Schools
2009 Hansen's Natural and Native School Garden Grant
Promoting the benefits of using native plants and fostering the installation of naturalized gardens in San Francisco Bay schoolyards.
Healthy Farm, Healthy Schools Grant
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
Healthy Sprouts Awards
Heinz Wholesome Memories Intergenerational Garden Award
Fostering family-focused garden efforts in communities across the country
Hewlett Packard Innovations in Education Grants
Math and science innovations for middle schools and high schools
Hooked on Hydroponics
For schools and youth organizations planning to engage in a hydroponics project with at least 15 children between the ages of 6 and 18 during the 2010 school year
Home Depot Building Healthy Communities Grants
Grants, up to $2,500, are now available to registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, public schools or tax-exempt public service agencies in the U.S. who are using the power of volunteers to improve the physical health of their community. Grants are made in the form of The Home Depot gift cards for the purchase or tools or materials.
Illinois DNR Biodiversity Field Trip Grants
Grants to take your students on a field trip to study some aspect of
Illinois DNR Schoolyard Habitat Action Grant
Applicants are strongly encouraged to use native Illinois plants in their wildlife habitat area
Illinois DNR Rainwater Initiative Grant
Students can construct a rain garden to help control storm water runoff, improve wildlife habitat and address flooding concerns.
Illinois Rain Water Garden Initiative Grants - Due Mar 19
The Illinois Conservation Foundation (ICF) and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources' (IDNR) Division of Education are working together to offer the Illinois Rain Garden Initiative grants this spring. Teachers, staff of nonprofit organizations and staff of public institutions may apply for up to $1,000 to develop a rain garden on public property.
ING Unsung Heros Awards
Educator grant program
Inspired by Bulbs! Educational Grant
Intel Schools of Distinction Awards in Math and Science
International Paper Foundation - Open
Environmental education for young children: outdoor classrooms, forestry, and air and water quality programs
Jenny's Heros - Open
The Jenny Jones Foundation will give up to $25,000 to everyday citizens who want to improve their communities.
Kroger Co. Foundation - Open
Feed-the-hungry programs in communities where Kroger employees live and work
Lorrie Otto Seeds for Education Grant Program
Love Your Veggies Grant
The makers of Hidden Valley® Salad Dressings are now accepting applications for the 2009-10 Love Your Veggies™ grant program. Withsupport from its partner the School Nutrition Foundation (SNF), thegrant program will once again seek to help schools provide innovativeprograms to increase consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables in thelunchroom.
Levitt Foundation
Children and environment - New York City / Long Island
Live Monarch Foundation Educator Award Program
Lowe's Outdoor Classroom Grant Program
For the 2009-10 program, Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation will increase its focus on basic one-time project needs.
Mantis Awards for Community & Youth Gardens
Melinda Gray Ardia Environmental Foundation
Helping facilitate the development and implementation of holistic environmental curricula that incorporate basic ecological principles and field environmental activities within a primary or secondary school setting
Midwest School Garden Grant
Elementary, middle, and high schools serving low- to middle-income students in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin are eligible. Educators should be planning to use the garden to teach students life skills, reinforce academics, develop environmental stewardship, and encourage students to make positive choices for themselves and the planet. Both established and start-up garden programs are encouraged to apply.
National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) Action Communities for Health, Innovation, and Environmental Change (ACHIEVE) Proposals
This program seeks to strengthen community coalitions to develop an action plan that addresses comprehensive chronic disease prevention through policy, systems, and environmental change strategies. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to, increasing farmers markets, fresh fruits and vegetables, and community gardens for residents; and increasing healthy food choices in restaurants, grocery stores, worksites, and schools.
National Education Foundation Student Achievement Grants
National Garden Clubs
Organic + Native Plant School Garden Partnership
Nature Hills NurseryGreen America Awards
NEA Foundation Learning & Leadership Grant Funds educator participation in high-quality professional development experiences or collegial study
NEA Foundation Student Achievement Grants
For projects that engage students in critical thinking and problem solving that deepen their knowledge of standards-based subject matter and improve habits of inquiry, self-directed learning, and critical reflection.
Nickelodeon's Big Green Grants
Supporting environmentally-friendly projects that educate and inspire kids to take care of the environment; be active and live healthier; and/or engage in community service
North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Farmer Rancher Grants
NC SARE Youth & Youth Educator Sustainable Agriculture Grants
Providing opportunities for youth and youth educators in the North Central Region to learn more about Sustainable Agriculture
Openlands' 2009 Building School Gardens Grants
For Chicago Public Schools, Dowload Application
Betsey Landis © 2009. Landis shares how to avoid basic pitfalls of the grant application process, especially grants with very specialized requirements for funding. Great advice for any garden project seeking funding.
2010 Great American Gardeners Award
The American Horticultural recognizes individuals and institutions that have made significant contributions to American horticulture.
2010 Youth Garden Grant
National Gardening Association and Home Depot
AeroGrow Growing Kids Awards
Providing 300 educators nationwide with an AeroGarden, a useful, hands-on tool to enrich and enhance the study of nutrition and life science in the classroom.
American Academy of Dermatology's Shade Structure Program - Due Apr 12
Grants in the amount of $8,000 each will be awarded to nonprofits or public schools to purchase permanent structures that provide shade and ultraviolet (UV) ray protection for outdoor areas. The AAD also provides a permanent sign to be displayed near the shade structure that promotes the importance of sun safety. The AAD receives support for this program from Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products Company.
American Honda Foundation- Due May 1, Aug 1, Nov 1
Supporting youth education with a specific focus on the STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) subjects in addition to the environment. Grants in the amount of $8,000 each will be awarded to nonprofits or public schools to purchase permanent structures that provide shade and ultraviolet (UV) ray protection for outdoor areas. The AAD also provides a permanent sign to be displayed near the shade structure that promotes the importance of sun safety. The AAD receives support for this program from Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products Company.Supporting youth education with a specific focus on the STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) subjects in addition to the environment.
America the Beautiful Free Seeds
Annie's Grants for Gardens - Open
Small grants that connect children directly to gardening
Barbara's Bakery and Organic Gardening: Organic Learning Garden Grant
Bayer Advanced "Grow Together with Roses" School Garden Award
Build A Bear Workshop Bear Hugs Foundation
Supporting children in the areas of health and wellness such as childhood disease research foundations, child safety organizations, and organizations that serve children with special needs.
California Fertilizer Foundation School Garden Grant Program
Provides 24 grants for $1,200 each to schools throughout California
California School Garden Grant Program
Western Growers Association
Captain Planet Foundation
Center for Ecoliteracy
Classroom Earth 2010 National High School Challenge
Classroom Earth wants to help support teachers around the country who want to make environmental education part of their curriculum by providing grants up to $4,000. Classroom Earth is committed to helping teachers integrate environmental education into their curricula to inspire their students to help solve environmental problems. Teachers from all subject areas are encouraged apply.
Clorox Clean-Up Power A Bright Future Grant
Nominate a local non-profit kids program on Facebook for a chance a $10,000 grant.
Community Food Projects Competitive Grants Program (CFP)
USDA Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service (CSREES)
Cornell University Celebrate Urban Birds Mini-Grants
CVS Caremark Community Grants
The CVS Caremark Community Grants program awards funds to nonprofit organizations for programs targeting children with disabilities; programs focusing on health and rehabilitation services; and public schools promoting a greater level of inclusion in student activities and extracurricular programs, and initiatives that give greater access to physical movement and play. Qualifying organizations are eligible for grants of up to $5,000.
Disney Planet Challenge / Donor's Choose
Funding for 4th, 5th, and 6th grade hands-on projects to benefit the environment that request $650 or less in materials - Funding for first 100 programs submitted only.
DoSomething.org Increase Your Green School Competition
Earth Day Network Grant Program
For projects that green a school -- from bricks-and-mortar and schoolyard improvements to implementing environmental education, performing civic action and achieving policy reform.
Ecology/Environmental Science Teaching Awards
Entomological Society of America President's Prizes for Outstanding Achievement in Primary and Secondary Education
Recognizing educators using insects as educational tools
Environmental Excellence Awards
EPA Environmental Education Grants
Fruit Tree Planting Foundation
Fiskars Project Orange Thumb
Grants for gardens and/or gardening projects geared toward community involvement, neighborhood beautification, sustainable agriculture and/or horticultural education.
Gardenburger Community Garden Grants
Gardener's Supply Garden Crusader Awards - Due Jun 1
Winners (no age limit) in the areas of garden education, feeding the hungry, urban renewal and restoration receive cash and supplies.
General Mills' Champions for Healthy Kids
Fifty grants of $10,000 each to community-based groups that develop creative ways to help youth adopt a balanced diet and physically active lifestyle
Greencorps Chicago - City of Chicago
Green Spaces Alliance Community Garden Starter Grants
South Texas
GreenNet Mini-Grants - Chicago's Greening Network
Green Thumb Challenge 2010 - Through Aug 31
Between Feb. 1 and Aug. 31 2010, the Green Education Foundation is calling on schools and youth groups nationwide to plant 10,000 classroom and outdoor gardens - the largest youth gardening initiative in history! The Green Thumb Challenge aims to connect kids across the country with the joys and healthy benefits of gardening, providing participants with beginner-friendly resources to plant gardens of any size. Register to receive a $10 off a $50 purchase at Lowe's, and the opportunity to be awarded a $5,000 grant in recognition of your garden project.
Go Green for the Earth DVD Contest
TeachersCount invites teachers to tell them about the “green” ideas they bring into their classrooms to ensure that future generations will continue to enjoy all of nature’s splendor. The top three entries will each receive a copy of DisneyNature: EARTH on DVD, which demonstrates the beauty throughout the world’s ecosystems.
Goody's Good Deeds for Schools
2009 Hansen's Natural and Native School Garden Grant
Promoting the benefits of using native plants and fostering the installation of naturalized gardens in San Francisco Bay schoolyards.
Healthy Farm, Healthy Schools Grant
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
Healthy Sprouts Awards
Heinz Wholesome Memories Intergenerational Garden Award
Fostering family-focused garden efforts in communities across the country
Hewlett Packard Innovations in Education Grants
Math and science innovations for middle schools and high schools
Hooked on Hydroponics
For schools and youth organizations planning to engage in a hydroponics project with at least 15 children between the ages of 6 and 18 during the 2010 school year
Home Depot Building Healthy Communities Grants
Grants, up to $2,500, are now available to registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, public schools or tax-exempt public service agencies in the U.S. who are using the power of volunteers to improve the physical health of their community. Grants are made in the form of The Home Depot gift cards for the purchase or tools or materials.
Illinois DNR Biodiversity Field Trip Grants
Grants to take your students on a field trip to study some aspect of
Illinois DNR Schoolyard Habitat Action Grant
Applicants are strongly encouraged to use native Illinois plants in their wildlife habitat area
Illinois DNR Rainwater Initiative Grant
Students can construct a rain garden to help control storm water runoff, improve wildlife habitat and address flooding concerns.
Illinois Rain Water Garden Initiative Grants - Due Mar 19
The Illinois Conservation Foundation (ICF) and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources' (IDNR) Division of Education are working together to offer the Illinois Rain Garden Initiative grants this spring. Teachers, staff of nonprofit organizations and staff of public institutions may apply for up to $1,000 to develop a rain garden on public property.
ING Unsung Heros Awards
Educator grant program
Inspired by Bulbs! Educational Grant
Intel Schools of Distinction Awards in Math and Science
International Paper Foundation - Open
Environmental education for young children: outdoor classrooms, forestry, and air and water quality programs
Jenny's Heros - Open
The Jenny Jones Foundation will give up to $25,000 to everyday citizens who want to improve their communities.
Kroger Co. Foundation - Open
Feed-the-hungry programs in communities where Kroger employees live and work
Lorrie Otto Seeds for Education Grant Program
Love Your Veggies Grant
The makers of Hidden Valley® Salad Dressings are now accepting applications for the 2009-10 Love Your Veggies™ grant program. Withsupport from its partner the School Nutrition Foundation (SNF), thegrant program will once again seek to help schools provide innovativeprograms to increase consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables in thelunchroom.
Levitt Foundation
Children and environment - New York City / Long Island
Live Monarch Foundation Educator Award Program
Lowe's Outdoor Classroom Grant Program
For the 2009-10 program, Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation will increase its focus on basic one-time project needs.
Mantis Awards for Community & Youth Gardens
Melinda Gray Ardia Environmental Foundation
Helping facilitate the development and implementation of holistic environmental curricula that incorporate basic ecological principles and field environmental activities within a primary or secondary school setting
Midwest School Garden Grant
Elementary, middle, and high schools serving low- to middle-income students in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin are eligible. Educators should be planning to use the garden to teach students life skills, reinforce academics, develop environmental stewardship, and encourage students to make positive choices for themselves and the planet. Both established and start-up garden programs are encouraged to apply.
National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) Action Communities for Health, Innovation, and Environmental Change (ACHIEVE) Proposals
This program seeks to strengthen community coalitions to develop an action plan that addresses comprehensive chronic disease prevention through policy, systems, and environmental change strategies. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to, increasing farmers markets, fresh fruits and vegetables, and community gardens for residents; and increasing healthy food choices in restaurants, grocery stores, worksites, and schools.
National Education Foundation Student Achievement Grants
National Garden Clubs
Organic + Native Plant School Garden Partnership
Nature Hills NurseryGreen America Awards
NEA Foundation Learning & Leadership Grant Funds educator participation in high-quality professional development experiences or collegial study
NEA Foundation Student Achievement Grants
For projects that engage students in critical thinking and problem solving that deepen their knowledge of standards-based subject matter and improve habits of inquiry, self-directed learning, and critical reflection.
Nickelodeon's Big Green Grants
Supporting environmentally-friendly projects that educate and inspire kids to take care of the environment; be active and live healthier; and/or engage in community service
North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Farmer Rancher Grants
NC SARE Youth & Youth Educator Sustainable Agriculture Grants
Providing opportunities for youth and youth educators in the North Central Region to learn more about Sustainable Agriculture
Openlands' 2009 Building School Gardens Grants
For Chicago Public Schools, Dowload Application
Oppenheimer Family Foundation Teacher Incentive Grant Chicago
Park Seed Get My Classroom Growing Essay Contest
Plant the Seeds of Learning Contest
Annie's Homegrown & National Gardening Association
Play with Your Produce Healthy Challenge Teacher Contest
Create a fun activity for the classroom focused on healthy eating. PBS and Produce For Kids challenge teachers to have fun, be creative and teach kids the benefits of healthy eating with more fruits and vegetables.
Project Learning Tree GreenWorks! Grants
Providing $250-1,000 to K-12 teachers to implement environmental and service-learning projects
Project Learning Tree Greenworks! MonarchLIVE Butterfly Garden Grants
PTO Today, Inc. Parent Group of the Year 2009
The Quaker Go Project
Awards for community-based projects that combat hunger
Rodale Institute's Kidsregen.org® Organic School Garden Awards
STEMester of Service Grants from Youth Service America
Helping middle school science teachers and service-learning coordinators strengthen their classroom practices through service-learning, a teaching method that combines meaningful service with curriculum or program-based learning. Emphasis on the environment.
Student Conservation Association Green Your School Grant
High school grant program
2010 Syngenta IPM in School Gardens Grant
Middle and high schools serving low- to middle-income students located in the United States are eligible to apply. Educators must be planning to use the garden program to teach students about integrated pest management practices used in gardens and commercial agriculture.
Taproot Foundation
Service Grants for Non-Profits
Target K-12 Outdoor Classroom Field Trip Grants
Funds to give students the opportunity to explore more of the world outside the classroom. For the 2009-2010 school year, 5,000 grants of up to $800 each will be awarded for visits to art, science, and cultural museum visits; community service and civic projects; and career enrichment opportunities.
Teaching Tolerance - Open
Grants for programs to help reduce prejudice among youth, improve intergroup relations in schools and/or support educator professional development in these areas
Toyota Tapestry Grants for Science Teachers
Recognizing projects that provide an innovative approach and a hands-on learning environment for K–12 science
UNA-USA National High School Essay Contest
UnitedHealth Heroes Service Learning Grants
Youth-led community education projects in select states
United States Department of Agriculture Beginner Farmer & Rancher Development Program
Cooperative State Research, Education and Education Service (CREES)
Volvo Adventure with the United Nations Environment Program
Rewarding environmental activities outside of the classroom. To enter, students must form a team of two to five members, ages 13 to 16 years, and perform an environmental project in their local communities.
Washington Parks & People Community Harvest Mini-Grants
Washington DC
Welch's Harvest Grants
To help teach the value of sustainable agriculture and healthy eating.
Wisconsin Environmental Education Board Grant Program
Park Seed Get My Classroom Growing Essay Contest
Plant the Seeds of Learning Contest
Annie's Homegrown & National Gardening Association
Play with Your Produce Healthy Challenge Teacher Contest
Create a fun activity for the classroom focused on healthy eating. PBS and Produce For Kids challenge teachers to have fun, be creative and teach kids the benefits of healthy eating with more fruits and vegetables.
Project Learning Tree GreenWorks! Grants
Providing $250-1,000 to K-12 teachers to implement environmental and service-learning projects
Project Learning Tree Greenworks! MonarchLIVE Butterfly Garden Grants
PTO Today, Inc. Parent Group of the Year 2009
The Quaker Go Project
Awards for community-based projects that combat hunger
Rodale Institute's Kidsregen.org® Organic School Garden Awards
STEMester of Service Grants from Youth Service America
Helping middle school science teachers and service-learning coordinators strengthen their classroom practices through service-learning, a teaching method that combines meaningful service with curriculum or program-based learning. Emphasis on the environment.
Student Conservation Association Green Your School Grant
High school grant program
2010 Syngenta IPM in School Gardens Grant
Middle and high schools serving low- to middle-income students located in the United States are eligible to apply. Educators must be planning to use the garden program to teach students about integrated pest management practices used in gardens and commercial agriculture.
Taproot Foundation
Service Grants for Non-Profits
Target K-12 Outdoor Classroom Field Trip Grants
Funds to give students the opportunity to explore more of the world outside the classroom. For the 2009-2010 school year, 5,000 grants of up to $800 each will be awarded for visits to art, science, and cultural museum visits; community service and civic projects; and career enrichment opportunities.
Teaching Tolerance - Open
Grants for programs to help reduce prejudice among youth, improve intergroup relations in schools and/or support educator professional development in these areas
Toyota Tapestry Grants for Science Teachers
Recognizing projects that provide an innovative approach and a hands-on learning environment for K–12 science
UNA-USA National High School Essay Contest
UnitedHealth Heroes Service Learning Grants
Youth-led community education projects in select states
United States Department of Agriculture Beginner Farmer & Rancher Development Program
Cooperative State Research, Education and Education Service (CREES)
Volvo Adventure with the United Nations Environment Program
Rewarding environmental activities outside of the classroom. To enter, students must form a team of two to five members, ages 13 to 16 years, and perform an environmental project in their local communities.
Washington Parks & People Community Harvest Mini-Grants
Washington DC
Welch's Harvest Grants
To help teach the value of sustainable agriculture and healthy eating.
Wisconsin Environmental Education Board Grant Program
